Howard Peterson - Bowling
Alex Shirey perfect at White Oaks
Alex Shirey bowled a perfect game in his 647 set at White Oak Lanes on Sept. 23 in the Wednesday night Industrial League.
Joe Mullenax in the Industrial League at White Oaks bowled the top score for the week. Mullenax’s 783/279 tops the list of more big numbers from that center. Jeremiah Howsare followed, rolling 743/277, then Jim Helminiak scoring a big 296 game and 733 set. Bill Patch and Adam Blackburn also scored 700s.
Clay Corbin was highest at Wilson Lanes. Corbin’s 733/289 was followed by Bob Greene’s 730/258. Punkin Oates bowled 728/257 and three others scored 700s as well.
Darren Durbin and Travis Walters set the week’s top scores at The Bowler. Durbin bowled 703/236 followed by Walters at 702/256. Corey Shirey was next high, scoring 688/257.
At Rainbow Lanes, Bobby Lannon was highest bowling 697/255. C.P. Sines and Nelson Guerin followed, both rolling 661 sets. Sines high game was a 243 and Guerin’s was 237. Steve Capaldi scored 659/245.
In the PBA Experience League at White Oaks, Mike Brobst led the scoring by posting 664/246. Bobby Lannon and Mike Oyer were next, rolling 642/233 and 634/228, respectively.
Dawn House was the top lady bowler for the week scoring 650/256 in the Tuesday Strikers League at The Bowler. In that series, which I witnessed, she posted strikes in the last five frames of the first game in the match and then threw strikes in the first seven frames of the second game — 12 in a row! Great bowling! Mary Ann Schry followed Dawn with a 527 set.
Dee Self was highest of the Rainbow ladies bowling 618/232. Lou Dille was next high scoring 540/195.
The Wilson Lanes’ top lady was Monica Myers bowling 576/223. Kim Hannas was next rolling 541/196.
At White Oak Lanes, Samantha King scored 559/198 and was that center’s top lady for the week. Michele Hitchens was next rolling 542/191. Vivian Helsley two pins back scoring 540/213.
Ray Foster was the top senior again for the week scoring 607/222 at The Bowler. Arlene Fatkin rolled 523/206. Senior Brad Deter bowled 585/206 at White Oak Lanes.Tanner Smith was the top youth bowler for the week bowling 618/224 at White Oaks. Mystie Benson rolled 566/206 also at White Oaks. Charles Abernathy bowled 574/209 at Rainbow. Danny Walch rolled 552/215 at The Bowler and youth; Nick Ward scored 534/202 at Wilson Lanes.
Bowling scores will continue to improve when weather conditions become more consistent and Of course, we continue to practice on those things that we know need help, like spare shooting. Good luck bowling and have fun striking out!
Howard “Pete” Peterson covers area bowling for the Cumberland Times-News. Write to him at petesbowling@atlanticbb.net
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Lease’s 792/269 week’s high
Buck Lease scored a pair of 700’s during the week including the area high of 792/269 at The Bowler. Travis Walters scored a big 289 game and 736 set and was next high.
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Smith rolls 300 game, Coughlin 700 set
Troy Smith rolled another perfect game scoring 695/300 in the Thursday Night Mixed League at White Oak Lanes.
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Greene’s 788/299 week’s top score
Bob Greene rolled a near perfect 299 game and 788 set for the week’s top score in the local area. Greene also scored a 747 set that same evening.
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Evans, Williams roll 300
Shawn Evans in the County League at The Bowler rolled a perfect game in his 698 set. In the AARP Seniors League, Paul Williams also scored a perfect game in his 705 set. Too bad that league in not sanctioned, missing out on national recognition plus personal awards.
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Davis perfect, Gable leads area, Richards top senior
No scores from The Bowler this week. Snow kept me from picking them up. (Should have gotten them early on Tuesday.) I will include them in next week’s column.
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Walters area’s top roller
Peyton Hartman put together a triple-double Thursday evening in leading Keyser to a 12-point, 61-49, win over hosting Hampshire.
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Yates’ 813/300 best of blockbuster week
Some kind of a record was set for the week in local area bowling centers. An 800 and four 300s plus five scores of 280-plus were bowled in the local area. A very large number of games with 10 or more strikes.
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Brobst near perfect with 298
Mike Brobst, close to adding another perfect game to his 30-plus list, scored 755/298 at White Oak Lanes.
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Bishop rolls area high 298 game
AJ Bishop bowled an honor score 298 game and 737 set in the Tuesday Night Mixed League at White Oak Lanes.
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Wolford bowls week’s best set
John Wolford rolled 756/276 in The Bowler’s County League and was the area’s top bowler for the week. Tom Fairgrieve was next scoring 721/278. Steve Shook in the Tuesday Strikers League bowled a 284 game in his 702 set.
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Lease’s 792/269 week’s high
